I'm using the latest version of Skype and it works great. However, there's a trick to it; it wouldn't let me log in and would just hang on the login screen indefinitely, so I had to play around with the compatibility settings, and I found it only works well if you run it as administrator.

I'm using the latest version of Skype and it works great. However, there's a trick to it; it wouldn't let me log in and would just hang on the login screen indefinitely, so I had to play around with the compatibility settings, and I found it only works well if you run it as administrator.

Mine appeared to work just fine as well, however, the CPU usage was off the charts - anywhere from 20-45%. That made it a no-go for me. Any Skype version from 5.2 to 5.5 has that CPU problem for me (i5 processor).

I had some problems on 5.8 (just checked for newer version and upgrading). and the problem is, if I have a call and then hang up on my side, it would freeze and refuse to restart normally. it would also affect Opera for some reason as it freezes too and won't start up normally. if this occurs, only a reboot helps.